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Saturday, March 19, 2011

What is most important to us?

Personally, recently, I've been quite overwhelmed by the world.
And when I say "world", I mean what is important to us as humans, nowadays. What we think on, what our lives revolve around. 

Most everybody I know has heard about the serious calamities that have occurred in the past few months, around the world. The earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. The violent bombings and murders in Libya, as well as other places. And most recently, the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
I know many churches, many believers and many bodies were in fervent prayer during this time. Prayer for help... prayer for recovery. Prayer for restoration. Prayer for revival, not just in Japan, but in all places. Prayer for peace. Prayer for love.
It hurt to know that there were so many deaths, in just a matter of days. "Over 8,000 souls were ushered into eternity", our pastor reminded our congregation. "So many of which did not know Jesus Christ as their Savior."
It is enough to drive one to tears.
And the next day, all that America was concerned about was the top song on iTunes.
This caused me to really start thinking about it: what matters most to us? As believers we would instantly say, Christ. He is our All, He is our everything.
But if you ask us as human beings, there are so many things that can easily take the place of that. There are so many things we might be tempted to put over Christ. And there are so many things that we do put over Him, though we may not even see it.
It has been amazing growing up in this age. Since many of us were just children, the world has changed tremendously. Technology has gotten better, faster, easier to use, easier to get to, more efficient. Gas prices have risen, as well as the price of everything else. Presidents have come and gone.
But just seeing, hearing and watching how the world has changed, how America has changed. They have taken the words of God and they have twisted them into everything that they aren't.
So what is most important to you? Make sure to ask yourself that. Especially in times like these.

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for this post hannah, I totally agree. I more often than not find myself valuing things that simply aren't that important in the long run.

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